OREXIGEN THERAPEUTICS, Inc. (NASDAQ:OREX) Files An 8-K Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing

On March 12, 2018, Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy protection (the “Petition”) under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 18-10518).

As previously reported, on March 12, 2018, the Company received notice from the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that the Staff had determined that the filing of the Petition served as a basis for delisting the Company’s securities from Nasdaq in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5101, 5110(b) and IM 5101-1. The Staff further indicated that the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) would consider the filing of the Petition in its decision regarding the Company’s continued listing on The Nasdaq Global Select Market and requested that the Company present its views with respect to this deficiency no later than March 19, 2018. The Company did not submit additional materials with respect to the deficiency.

On April 2, 2018, the Staff notified the Company that the Panel had determined to delist the Company’s shares from Nasdaq and that trading would be suspended effective at the open of business on April 4, 2018. Nasdaq further notified the Company that it will complete the delisting by filing a Form 25 Notification of Delisting with the Securities and Exchange Commission after applicable appeal periods have lapsed.

About OREXIGEN THERAPEUTICS, Inc. (NASDAQ:OREX)
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on the treatment of obesity. The Company’s product, Contrave, is approved in the United States by the United States Food and Drug Administration as an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity for chronic weight management in adults with an initial body mass index (BMI) of 30 kilograms per square meter or greater (obese) or 27 kilograms per square meter or greater (overweight) in the presence of a weight-related comorbid condition. Contrave is a combination of generic drug components, each of which has received regulatory approval for other indications and has been commercialized in the United States and in a range of member countries of the European Union. Contrave regulates appetite and energy expenditure through central nervous system (CNS) activity. Contrave is a fixed dose combination of bupropion hydrochloride (HCl) extended release (ER) and naltrexone HCl ER.